Group B Strep and semi-intro (long) and tampons

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this probably goes w/o saying but i would just stress to def. use an

organic/unbleached tampon only!!

luv laura

 

 

 

herbal remedies , Elizabeth@w... wrote:

> Hi Shayla,

>

> Congratulations on your plans to homebirth! Yea!!

>

> You sound right on track and you are obviously taking really good

care

> of yourself and your baby.

>

> Glad to hear about your healthy 3 yr old. I am also a non vaxing,

AP, no

> antibiotics, extended (very) nursing, Mama to a beautiful thriving

4 yr

> old.

>

> To get rid of the Group B, you can try taking a tampon, soaking it

in an

> olive/tea tree blend and placing into your vagina twice a day for

30

> min. each time. Tea tree oil should kill the Group B Strep. Only

use

> pure organic tea tree.

>

> I learned about this treatment through another naturopathic Dr. and

have

> seen it's effectiveness in my own clients. I am not a Dr- I am a

> holistic aromatherapist and I am not advising you do this- but

sharing

> what has worked for others I know safely during pregnancy. You can

also

> use yogurt or pure aloe instead of the olive oil if you prefer.

>

> Otherwise...enjoy your pregnancy...I look forward to hearing from

you on

> the list.

>

> Take care!

>

> Love,

> Elizabeth

>

>

>

> On Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at 09:57 AM, wisheyemay wrote:

>

> > I am new to the list and very excited to be here--I've been

learning

> > a lot.  I have a question I thought I'd ask to the folks on this

> > group to see if anyone had any advice for me.

> > I am 26 weeks pregnant and planning a homebirth with a midwife.  I

> > had a hospital birth with my first child and was tested and

treated

> > during labor (with 3 rounds of IV antibiotics!!) for Group B

Strep. 

> > This was to prevent my infecting my baby with it while it was

> > passing through the birth canal.

> > Now, to my understanding, the chances of passing it on and even

then

> > it seriously *harming* a newborn is very minimal, especially with

> > none of the risk factors such as premature labor, prolonged

rupture

> > of membranes, etc...  GBS is found in 30-50% of woman at any given

> > time, and can change from one day to the next.  It causes the

woman

> > no harm and is asymptomatic.  It's just newborns with their

immature

> > immune systems who are at risk.

> > Since the birth, when I was terribly mistreated and blatantly lied

> > to by my MD, I have been soured.  Against allopathic medicine as a

> > whole--soured.  I have kept to a very healthy vegan, medication-

free

> > lifestyle.  There has been no vaccination, abx, tylenol...nada.  I

> > treat my entire family with herbs, homeopathics, and essential

> > oils.  Very successfully, I might add.  My three year old has

never

> > had so much as a cough.

> > Back to GBS.  My midwife doesn't even screen, she prefers to wait

> > for the risk factors.  She recommends general immune system

> > enhancement through vit. c, echinacea, colloidal silver,

probiotics,

> > etc...  Also, I have a homeopath who was also a midwife and she

sent

> > a strep remedy (a nosode, I think) and she said she never had a

> > woman test positive after taking it.  You'd think with all the

> > souring against allopathics and success with natural remedies that

> > this would be enough for me.  It almost is.

> > What I would like to hear from some of you is recommendations for

> > natural immunity boosters, natural antibiotics, etc... anything

that

> > you think might increase my chances of a healthy birth.  My

midwife

> > is wonderful at what she does, but her expertise is not in natural

> > medicine.  Thus, I'm kind of shopping around among those who are

> > more familiar with it.

> > Thank you so much for your time,

> > Shayla Roberts